SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING QUALITY OF SERVICE MAPPING

• US 20090245118A1
• Filed: 03/31/2008
• Published: 10/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Data Services LLC (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: McCormick, Josh C.
• Granted Patent: US 8,620,339 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/252
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 Discovery or management of network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

Abstract

A system and method for providing quality of service mapping including a first receiver to receive location data of a mobile device, a transmitter to transmit the location data to one or more servers of a service provider, and a second receiver to receive signal quality information based on the location data. The signal quality map be used to provide at least a signal quality map, a coverage area map, an availability map, and turn-by-turn directions for optimized signal quality or availability, based on the signal quality information. The signal quality map be also be used to improve overall service in the event of signal loss or signal degradation.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving location data of a mobile device;

transmitting the location data from the mobile device to one or more servers of a service provider;

receiving, at the mobile device, signal quality information based on the location data from the one or more servers; and

outputting signal quality information at the mobile device by generating at least a signal quality map, a coverage area map, and an availability map, based on at least in part on the signal quality information.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising outputting signal quality information at the mobile device by generating turn-by-turn directions for optimized signal quality or availability.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing improved service at the mobile device based on the signal quality information.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein providing improved service comprises receiving increased redundancy of a data stream and decreased bandwidth in response to the signal quality information indicating a degradation of signal quality.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein providing improved service comprises receiving at least one of increased data buffering and estimated duration of inactivity in response to the signal quality information indicating a loss of signal quality.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the location data is received from at least one of a positioning system, a service provider, and a mapping party.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the received location data is based on at least one of Cartesian coordinates, polar coordinates, and spherical coordinates.

8. A computer readable media comprising code to perform the acts of the method of claim 1.

9. A system, comprising:

a first receiver, at a mobile device, to receive location data of the mobile device;

a transmitter, at the mobile device, to transmit the location data to one or more servers of a service provider;

a second receiver, at the mobile device, to receive signal quality information based on the location data; and

an output, at the mobile device, to provide signal quality information at the mobile device by generating at least a signal quality map, a coverage area map, an availability map, and turn-by-turn directions for optimized signal quality or availability at the mobile device based on the signal quality information.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

a processor, at the mobile device, to provide improved service at the mobile device based on the signal quality information, wherein the processor requests an increase in redundancy of a data stream or a decrease in the bandwidth in the event the signal quality information indicates a degradation of signal quality, and wherein the processor requests an increase in data buffering or an estimated duration of inactivity in the event the signal quality information indicates a loss of signal quality.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the mobile device is at least one of a desktop computer, a laptop or notebook computer, a Personal Digital Assistants (PDA), a smart phone, a wireline phone, a cellular phone, a mobile phone, a satellite phone, an multimedia device, a video player, a personal video recorders (PVR), a watch or clock, a gaming console or device, a navigation device, a television, a printer, and a medical emergency device.

12. A method, comprising:

receiving location data of a mobile device;

acquiring or generating signal quality information based on the location data; and

providing the signal quality information for use at the mobile device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein providing the signal quality information comprises generating and transmitting at least a signal quality map, a coverage area map, an availability map, and turn-by-turn directions for optimized signal quality or availability, based on the signal quality information.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

providing improved service at the mobile device based on the signal quality information, wherein providing improved service comprises increasing redundancy of a data stream or decreasing the bandwidth in the event the signal quality information indicates a degradation of signal quality, and wherein providing improved service comprises increasing data buffering or estimating duration of inactivity in the event the signal quality information indicates a loss of signal quality.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

providing at least one of commercial information, advertisements, maps, electronic media, audio data, and video data based on the signal quality information.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the location data is received from at least one of a positioning system, a service provider, a mapping party, or the mobile device.

17. A computer readable media comprising code to perform the acts of the method of claim 12.

18. A system, comprising:

a receiver to receive location data of a mobile device;

a processor to acquire or generate signal quality information based on the location data; and

a transmitter to provide the signal quality information for use at the mobile device.

19. The system of claim 18, further comprising an output to provide at least a signal quality map, a coverage area map, an availability map, and turn-by-turn directions for optimized signal quality or availability, based on the signal quality information.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the processor further provides improved service at the mobile device based on the signal quality information, wherein the processor increases redundancy of a data stream or decreasing the bandwidth in the event the signal quality information indicates a degradation of signal quality, and wherein the process increases data buffering or estimates duration of inactivity in the event the signal quality information indicates a loss of signal quality.